Michael D. Bayles | The Professional-Client Relationship
Bayles presents a number of ethical models relevant to the professional-client relationship, based on the proportion of authority and responsibility expected from each: agency, contract, friendship, paternalism, and fiduciary. He concludes with support for a model that gives the most freedom and authority to clients, given their knowledge of the situation, a contract between equals whenever possible, and a paternalistic model only for cases in which a client may be incompetent
-According to Bayles, the less a client's knowledge and capacity to understand, the greater the professional's ___________ the client.

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Michael D. Bayles | The Professional-Client Relationship 
Bayles presents a number of ethical models relevant to the professional-client relationship, based on the proportion of authority and responsibility expected from each: agency, contract, friendship, paternalism, and fiduciary. He concludes with support for a model that gives the most freedom and authority to clients, given their knowledge of the situation, a contract between equals whenever possible, and a paternalistic model only for cases in which a client may be incompetent
-According to Bayles, the less a client's knowledge and capacity to understand, the greater the professional's ___________ the client.

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Bayles argues that when a client has less knowledge and capacity to understand, the professional has greater responsibilities to the client, as they need more guidance and support.

Michael D. Bayles | the Professional-Client Relationship